We propose to use PACS and SPIRE to map the dust distribution in a sample of seven large edge-on spiral galaxies with regular dust lanes. We will look for the presence of cold dust at large galactocentric radii and investigate the link between dust, gas and metallicity as a function of radius. We will also constrain the vertical distribution of the dust and particularly look for dust emission at large heights above the plane of the galaxies. We will compare the observed Herschel maps with simulated maps resulting from detailed radiative transfer models based on optical and near-infrared images. This will enable us to investigate whether we can confirm the existence of a dust energy balance problem suggested by previous observations (the dust seen in absorption in optical maps underestimates the dust seen in emission) and investigate possible ways to alleviate this potential problem.
Publication
DustPedia: Multiwavelength photometry and imagery of 875 nearby galaxies in 42 ultraviolet-microwave bands | Clark C. J. R. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 609 id.A37 30 pp. | 609 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201731419 | 2018A&A...609A..37C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...609A..37C
Probing the spectral shape of dust emission with the DustPedia galaxy sample | Nersesian Angelos et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2021MNRAS.506.3986N |
A nearby galaxy perspective on dust evolution. Scaling relations and constraints on the dust build-up in galaxies with the DustPedia and DGS samples | Galliano Frederic et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2021A&A...649A..18G |
The distribution of dust in edge-on galaxies: I. The global structure | Mosenkov Aleksandr V. et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2022MNRAS.515.5698M |
Dust emissivity and absorption cross section in DustPedia late-type galaxies | Bianchi S. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...631A.102B |
DustPedia: the relationships between stars gas and dust for galaxies residing in different environments | Davies J. I. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...626A..63D |
Old and young stellar populations in DustPedia galaxies and their role in dust heating | Nersesian A. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...624A..80N |
Fraction of bolometric luminosity absorbed by dust in DustPedia galaxies | Bianchi S. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 620 id.A112 21 pp. | 620 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201833699 | 2018A&A...620A.112B | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...620A.112B
UV to submillimetre luminosity functions of TNG50 galaxies | Trcka Ana et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2022MNRAS.516.3728T |
Local Swift-BAT active galactic nuclei prefer circumnuclear star formation | Lutz D. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 609 id.A9 7 pp. | 609 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201731423 | 2018A&A...609A...9L | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...609A...9L
HERschel Observations of Edge-on Spirals (HEROES). IV. Dust energy balance problem | Mosenkov Aleksandr V. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 616 id.A120 50 pp. | 616 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201832899 | 2018A&A...616A.120M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...616A.120M
DustPedia: A Definitive Study of Cosmic Dust in the Local Universe | Davies J. I. et al. | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Volume 129 Issue 974 pp. 044102 (2017). | 129 | 10.1088/1538-3873/129/974/044102 | 2017PASP..129d4102D | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PASP..129d4102D
HERschel Observations of Edge-on Spirals (HEROES). I. Far-infrared morphology and dust mass determination | Verstappen J. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 556 id.A54 21 pp. | 556 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201220733 | 2013A&A...556A..54V | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...556A..54V
Dust emission profiles of DustPedia galaxies | Mosenkov A. V. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 622 id.A132 24 pp. | 622 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201833932 | 2019A&A...622A.132M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019A%26A...622A.132M
Instrument
PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan, SPIRE_SpirePhoto_large
Temporal Coverage
2010-06-12T16:29:39Z/2011-08-20T10:55:32Z
Version
SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
European Space Agency, baes et al., 2012, 'HERschel Observations of Edge-on Spirals (HEROES)', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g52a60d
